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DR. HYMAN (HY) DUBO
Born: Mar 14, 1939
Date of Passing: Jul 11, 2026
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryDR. HYMAN (HY) DUBO
Dr. Hyman ("Hy") Dubo passed away peacefully in Kamloops, British Columbia, on July 11, 2026, after years of declining health due to Parkinson's disease. He was 87.
Hy was born in Winnipeg on March 14, 1939. He and Donna married in 1964 and shared more than six decades together.
Following fellowship training, Hy began working as a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist in 1969. He later served as medical director of the Manitoba Rehabilitation Hospital and as head of the Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Manitoba.
Over four decades, Hy helped build rehabilitation medicine in Manitoba. He developed specialist training, taught medical students, residents, and allied health professionals, and helped establish programs in brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputee care, neurological rehabilitation and musculoskeletal medicine. He also served as an examiner and as president of the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and was published widely, and presented nationally and internationally. His research contributed to the evidence supporting seatbelt legislation in Manitoba.
Hy developed what he often described as a "second career" in myofascial pain medicine. He shared these approaches with physicians and other health professionals, helping to advance treatments that continue to play an important role in pain management today.
Hy retired in 2010. Outside of medicine, he was known for his jokes, his love of travel and photography, and his lifelong devotion to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Winnipeg Jets.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Donna; daughter Deborah and her husband, Matt Matthew, and their sons Thomas, Alex, Nicholas, and Jacob Matthew; son Nathan Dubo and his partner, Tamara Steinborn; and daughter Sherryl Dubo and her husband, Russell Lewis, and their children Violet, Charlotte, and Jack Lewis.
Hy will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and a gifted physician and teacher whose work improved rehabilitation care for generations of patients.
The funeral will be held at Chapel Lawn, 4000 Portage Avenue, in Winnipeg on Friday, September 4, at 2:00 p.m.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 22, 2026
Condolences & Memories (3 entries)
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My first contact with Dr. Dubo was in 1979 when I was applying for residency programs in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. There was no email in those days so our first contacts were by telephone. Based on those conversations, my first choice of residency was in Winnipeg, where I met Dr. Dubo in person. He was an excellent mentor and example of what a caring physician should be. My own career was strongly influenced by the shining examples he set. His wife Donna was also wonderful to deal with. My condolences to Donna, Deborah, Nathan and Sherryl and their families on their loss. - Posted by: Gail Delaney (Colleague and one of his students) on: Aug 31, 2026
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I was 27 at the time of my accident. My wife and myself were very bewildered by what was happening and Dr. Dubo was a calming port in what was very rough waters at tge time. May God grant him eternal peace 🙏🏼. - Posted by: José Cabral (Patient) on: Aug 24, 2026
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I remember Dr. Hy Dubo with much admiration and respect. My condolences to Donna and family. As a polio survivor I know that Hy Dubo offered a lot of support to polio survivors and was called on frequently for his knowledge and expertise. May he rest in peace. - Posted by: Clare Simpson (Patient/Friend) on: Aug 22, 2026